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RUNDU, 1 September (IRIN) - Angolan UNITA rebels attacked the southern Angolan border town of Kwangari early on Thursday, sending civilians fleeing across the Kavango river into Namibia, Namibia's regional army commander told IRIN. Lieutenant-Colonel Bernard Nkawa said UNITA attacked at…

NAIROBI, 1 September (IRIN) - The following is a chronology of recent events in Somalia leading up to the establishment of a new interim administration which will govern the country for three years, pending elections: 26 June 1960: The former…

SOMALIA: New president asks for peace Somalia's newly elected president, Abdiqasim Salad Hasan said the country's "warlords" should abide by the wishes of the people, who wanted peace and stability. Speaking in an interview with the BBC on Thursday, he…

Catholic Relief Services continues its dedicated work in Angola, a country plagued by more than 25 years of conflict and fighting between government and rebel forces. After the Lusaka Protocol was signed in 1994, peace was seemingly near. The…

L'Union européenne condamne les exactions perpétrées, dans le cadre du conflit entre l'Ethiopie et l'Erythrée, à l'encontre des populations civiles de l'un ou l'autre pays, notamment celles intervenues depuis la conclusion de l'accord de cessation des hostilités du 18 juin…

The Republic of Sudan is Africa's largest country. Situated in the north-east of Africa, Sudan shares boders with nine other countries. Some 71% of Sudan's 26 million people are settled rural dellers with 11% nomadic and 18% living in…

Government advances - UNITA counter The Angolan government has continued to make territorial advances against Jonas Savimbi's rebel-movement UNITA. However, the rebels have also continued to attack people and property in the government-controlled areas. UNITA are no longer in a…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Quoted text from this briefing note may be attributed to the UNHCR spokesperson named below Ron Redmond - Public…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org BURUNDI: Parties sign scaled-down accord Thirteen of the 19 parties represented at the Arusha peace process in…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org BURUNDI: Security Council welcomes signing of accord The UN Security Council on Thursday welcomed the limited signing of…